CAREX. 369 
tttt Beak of fr. round with patent cusps. Barren spikes 
many, rarely 1. Fr. glabrous. 
{ Barren spike 1. 
67. C. Pseudo-cyperus (L.); fertile spikes about 5 drooping 
cylindrical densely-flowered upon long stalks near together, bracts 
leaflike scarcely sheathing, gl. setaceous scabrous dilated at the 
base, fr. ovate-lanceolate ribbed much attenuated into a deeply 
bifid beak, nut elliptical triangular, st. with acute rough angles.— 
E. B, 242. Schk. Mm. 102. H.b. 56. R. 275.—St. 2—3 feet 
high. Fertile spikes 142 in. long.—Damp places, rare. P. VI. 
E. I. 
{i Barren spikes many. Bracts not sheathing. 
68. C. ampullacea (Good.); fertile spikes 2 or 3 remote cylin- 
drical erect stalked, bracts leaflike without sheaths, fr. subglobose 
inflated, suddenly narrowed into a long slender beak, nut obovate 
triquetrous, st. smooth obtusely angled.—E. B. 780. Schk. Tt. 
107. H.b.65. R.277.—St. 1—2 feet high, with rounded faces 
and 4 slight angles. L. glaucous, channeled.—Very wet bogs. 
P. VI. 
69. C. vesicaria (L.); fertile spikes 2 or 3 remote cylindrical, 
bracts leaflike without sheaths, fr. ovate-conical inflated nar- 
rowing gradually into a subulate bifid beak, “nut elliptical tri- 
quetrous,” st. with acute angles—E.B.779. Schk. Ss. 106. 
H.b. 64. R. 276.—St. 2 feet high, with flat faces and 3 strongly 
marked angles, roughish near the top. L. rather broad, green. 
—? involuta ; 1. narrow folded into a }-cylinder, midrib of fem. 
glumes terminating in an apiculus, fr. narrower. Probably distinct. 
—Wet bogs. 8. Hale Moss, Manchester. Mr. J. Sidebotham. 
Congleton, Chesh. Mr. E. Wilson. P. V. 
70. C. paludosa (Good.) ; glumes of the barren spikes obtuse, 
anth. apiculate, fertile spikes cylindrical obtuse, bracts leaflike 
without sheaths, fr. oblong-obovate compressed with a short bifid 
beak, “ nut roundish-obovate triquetrous.”—E. B. 807. Schk. 
Oo. 103.—St. 2—3 feet high, angles rough. L. broad.—f. spa- 
dicea ; gl. of fertile spikes with a long scabrous beak.— Wet places. 
8. Littlehampton, Suss. Mr. Mitten. P. V. 
71. C. riparia (Curt.); glumes of the barren spikes acute, anth. 
with a long point, fertile spikes acute cylindrical, bracts leaflike 
without sheaths, fr. oblong-ovate convex on both sides narrowed 
into a short broad cloven beak, “ nut pyriform trigonous.”—E. 
B.579. Schk. Qq. and Rr. 105. H.b. 66.—St. 3 feet high, angles 
rough. L. broader than in the preceding.—Wet aia P. Vv. 
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